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Another Millionaire Made In NJ: 15 Lottery Players Win Big Money At Annual Event Another Millionaire Made In NJ: 15 Lottery Players Win Big Money At Annual Event
Another Millionaire Made In NJ: 15 Lottery Players Win Big Money At Annual Event The New Jersey Lottery has made another millionaire. The NJL held its Million Dollar Replay Grand Prize Drawing was held Friday, March 24 at Caesars Atlantic City Hotel & Casino, where more than $1.5 million in prizes were awarded to contest lucky players.  The millionaire himself? Ed Schlesinger of Ocean County. Schlesinger was shocked and overjoyed when he heard his name called. His son immediately sent a group text to the family who thought he was joking, and called right away to confirm the good news. He plans to use the prize money to help his family pay off student loans, car p…

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by Cecilia Levine
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LAWSUIT: Student Loan Giant Crippled NJ Borrowers, State Authorities Charge LAWSUIT: Student Loan Giant Crippled NJ Borrowers, State Authorities Charge
Lawsuit: Student Loan Giant Crippled NJ Borrowers, State Authorities Charge One of the nation’s largest student loan servicers has screwed young borrowers in New Jersey, state authorities charged Tuesday in a blockbuster lawsuit against Navient. This includes deliberately fooling some of them into paying back more money than was due at the time by lying about the amounts, they said. “Higher education should be a pathway to success, not a road to financial ruin,” Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said in announcing the suit's filing. “Even before the financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, too many New Jerseyans were struggling to pay off their student loans,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Jersey Shore Home Health Aide Arrested For Stealing $16K From Patients' Checking Accounts Jersey Shore Home Health Aide Arrested For Stealing $16K From Patients' Checking Accounts
Jersey Shore Home Health Aide Arrested For Stealing $16K From Patients' Checking Accounts A home health aide from Ocean County has been arrested for stealing more than $16,000 from her elderly patients, authorities said. Keighla Bloschock. 27, of Manchester Township was charged with multiple counts of theft, forgery, computer related criminal activity and money laundering, Manchester police said. The home health aide allegedly bought extravagant items such as jewelry and high-end clothing with the stolen money, and tried to pay off thousands of dollars in personal student loans, police said. An investigation began when one of Bloschock’s patients tried to pay her mortgage and …

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by Jon Craig